On September 1, 2022, a man named Mike Pedley walked into the Belmar Pub in Binghamton, NY for the very first time. Pedley had waited to visit the bar until that day because it was the date when the main characters in his favorite novel, Thirty-three Cecils, died. And the character Dutch from that novel frequented the Belmar. Pedley walked in, ordered a beer, and started chatting with the bar patrons about the book. “I know it’s a novel,” Pedley said to Jennifer James, the manager of the Belmar. “But it always seemed real to me.” “The fact that someone…
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Fatman Scoop, a rapper, hype man and radio personality, died after collapsing onstage this weekend. He was 53. Fatman Scoop, real name Isaac Freeman III, collapsed on Friday while performing at Town Center Park in Hamden, Connecticut, per video obtained by TMZ. His family announced his death on Saturday morning, but gave no cause. In their statement, the family referred to Freeman as “a radiant soul, a beacon of light on the stage and in life” who, on top of being a “world class performer” was also “a father, brother, uncle and a friend.” “He was the laughter in our…
China’s slow post-Covid recovery could be a lasting headwind for its stock market.With the mainland’s two largest indexes — the Shanghai Composite and the Shenzhen Composite — each negative so far in 2024, KraneShares Chief Investment Officer Brendan Ahern thinks government stimulus is necessary to kick-start the country’s stock market performance.”Investors, particularly in mainland China … [are] looking for much, much stronger fiscal support from the government,” he told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “Thus far, we’ve been left waiting.”Ahern, whose firm runs the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB), added that Chinese households are still reluctant to spend at…
The Hollywood sign is viewed during a clearing storm.Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesFor over 100 years, Hollywood has transported audiences to worlds outside their own, from the slick streets of New York City to the yellow bricks of Oz. Hundreds of acres of land in Los Angeles are dedicated to crafting stories for the biggest and smallest screens, and movie studios are offering more ways than ever for cinema lovers to get a behind-the-scenes peek at how — and where — the magic is made.”Touring the studios, being able to go where this stuff happened, to be…
WASHINGTON — SpaceX resumed launches of its Falcon 9 rocket early Aug. 31 after the Federal Aviation Administration ended a brief grounding of the vehicle. One Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 3:43 a.m. Eastern, placing 21 Starlink satellites into orbit. It was followed at 4:48 a.m. Eastern by another Falcon 9 lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space Launch Complex 4E, also delivering 21 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. The 65 minutes between launches is the shortest interval yet between Falcon 9 launches. The launches were the first…
Jason Duggar is engaged. Pic credit: @jaseduggar/Instagram Just as we suspected, another Duggar wedding is on the horizon. After allowing Jana Duggar time to shine after her marriage to Stephen Wissmann, Jason Duggar is engaged to Maddie Grace Jones. The couple shared the exciting news publicly, as the event happened just days ago. After Jason soft-launched Maddie earlier this year, critics and fans were sure they would be the next couple to marry. Jana and Stephen beat them, but she kept her engagement under wraps. Their wedding was also kept quiet until just hours before they said their vows. Subscribe…
Boat smartwatch users will now be able to use tap and pay functionality at eligible point-of-sale (POS) terminals in India, following an announcement made at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2024 on Friday (August 30). For this move, the Indian smart wearable brand is partnering with Mastercard, enabling payment services on credit and debit cards from supported banks. This functionality can be accessed via boAt’s official application, secured by Mastercard’s tokenisation capabilities.Tap and Pay on Boat SmartwatchesIn a press release, Boat announced that its payment-enabled smartwatches can be used to carry out payments via tap and pay method at POS…
A worker prepares packages at an Amazon same-day delivery fulfillment center on Prime Day in the Bronx borough of New York, US, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime Day sales rose about 13% in the first six hours of the event compared with the same period last year, according to Momentum Commerce, which manages 50 brands in a variety of product categories. Photographer: Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon’s checkout function encountered technical issues on Friday, keeping customers from completing purchases. The e-commerce site displayed error messages with photos of dogs during the outage…
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping (R) during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on August 29, 2024. Trevor Hunnicutt | Afp | Getty ImagesBEIJING — U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan said he raised concerns about the country’s focus on economic security in meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other officials this week.Just as the U.S. has cited national security concerns for its own restrictions on Chinese tech imports, China has increasingly emphasized the need to protect its economic security.Foreign businesses in China have complained of vague…
André 3000 has shared ‘Listening To The Sun’, a full-length film featuring the music of his 2023 experimental flute album ‘New Blue Sun’. READ MORE: Listen to Romy and Sampha team up to cover André 3000’s ‘Me & My (To Bury Your Parents)’ The OutKast rapper dropped the surprise project in November last year, marking his first solo album in 17 years. But upon its release, fans were surprised to discover that rather than the rap album they had been anticipating, it was an 87-minute ambient flute record. Now, he’s released visuals to go with the 88-minute LP. ‘Listening To The Sun’,…
WASHINGTON — For nearly a decade, former president Donald Trump has rallied voters around a cry to cut the size of the federal government and “drain the swamp.”But now one Republican running in a key House race is trying to distance himself from the proposed cuts, and from Trump’s plan to move 100,000 federal workers out of the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia area while firing “rogue bureaucrats” — policies that could cost the area’s economy billions of dollars.Derrick Anderson is the Republican nominee running in a competitive race to represent Virginia’s seventh congressional district in the House. The district has almost 60,000 federal employees…
30 Aug 2024 6 New Romances for Fans of Fly Me to the Moon If Fly Me to the Moon swept you off your feet, get ready to fall in love all over again! We’ve rounded up six new romance novels that capture the same enchanting magic and heartfelt emotion. Whether you’re dreaming of swoon-worthy moments or charming love stories, these books are perfect for fans eager for their next romantic escape. Dive in and let these captivating tales take you on a journey of love and passion! Perfect Bride by Maeve Garner Release Date: August 20 2024 Sweet Everleigh…
Not all kicks are built the same. Some prioritize style over comfort, and others do the exact opposite. You’ll rarely find options that feature exceptional support and functionality. New Balance sneakers stand out because they provide your feet with enough gait to prevent overpronation, keeping you stable while you walk or run. The problem is that you won’t always find the right pairs available from the brand itself. To help solve this, I browsed the internet for the best shoes like New Balance to take your active and stylish lifestyle to the next level. Keep reading to find the footwear…
(L to R) Tyrese Gibson and Scott Eastwood star in ‘1992’.Opening in theaters on August 30th is the new action movie ‘1992’, which was directed by Ariel Vromen (‘The Iceman’) and Tyrese Gibson (‘Fast X’), Scott Eastwood (‘Suicide Squad’) and the late great Ray Liotta (‘Goodfellas’).Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Tyrese Gibson and Scott Eastwood about their work on ‘1992’, making a heist movie with the backdrop of the LA Riots, their characters, collaborating with director Ariel Vromen and working with the legendary Ray Liotta.Related Article: Movie Review: ‘Fast X’Scott Eastwood as Riggin Bigby in the Action,…
After Artem Chigvintsev’s domestic violence arrest this week, Dancing With The Stars fans around the world could hardly believe the news. But according to those who know the couple best, a situation like this isn’t the most surprising news. In the aftermath of the arrest news, sources close to the couple are reportedly speaking up to the press. Some insiders indicate that Artem and his wife Nikki Garcia have had problems for years. Tensions have been escalating for a while and they finally boiled over. Artem Chigvintsev & Nikki Garcia Allegedly Always Had A Complex Relationship Nikki and Brie Garcia…
Apple Intelligence – the suite of artificial intelligence (AI) features for Apple devices – was showcased at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024 on June 10. In subsequent weeks, the Cupertino-based tech giant rolled out several of its AI-powered features via iOS 18 developer beta updates but only in the US. However, that has now changed and users worldwide can try out some Apple Intelligence features on the latest iOS 18.1 developer beta 3 features.Apple Intelligence on iOS 18.1According to Apple’s release notes following the rollout of the third developer beta updates of iOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1, iPhone users…
Jaque Silva | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesBrazil’s supreme court on Friday ordered a nationwide suspension of Elon Musk’s social network X after the company vowed to defy earlier court orders concerning content moderation and the appointment of a legal representative in the country.Alexandre de Moraes, the court’s top judge, has also ordered daily fines for people or businesses in Brazil that use virtual private networks (VPNs) or other methods to access X while the site is banned in the country, G1 Globo reported.The court issued a statement via its government website in Brazil on Friday, saying that…